Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development
Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, May, 2020
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| author | Strei, Thomas J.III. |
| author2 | Robert P. Redwine. |
| author_facet | Robert P. Redwine. Strei, Thomas J.III. |
| author_sort | Strei, Thomas J.III. |
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| description | Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, May, 2020 |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/1273042020-09-16T03:02:13Z Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development Strei, Thomas J.III. Robert P. Redwine. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering Nuclear Science and Engineering. Thesis: S.B., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering, May, 2020 Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 23-25). An in-depth review of the types of nuclear reactors and their relationship to the development of nuclear weapons was conducted in order to provide a better understanding of the intention of a state in the creation of an internal nuclear program. An analysis of countries that have developed nuclear weapons and countries that have not was conducted. Following this analysis, the relationship between the weapons program, or lack thereof, was compared to the research reactors possessed by the country. The political environment of the country was also taken into account in order to determine the motivations behind the nuclear weapons development. It was concluded that there are a myriad of factors at play in the decision made by a country to develop nuclear weapons. There is a direct correlation between the construction of research reactors that were previously utilized for weapons research and the pursuit of an independent nuclear weapons program. However, a political impetus is necessary for the proper motivation to develop nuclear weapons to exist. by Thomas J. Strei, III. S.B. S.B. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering 2020-09-15T21:51:16Z 2020-09-15T21:51:16Z 2020 2020 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127304 1191903752 eng MIT theses may be protected by copyright. Please reuse MIT thesis content according to the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy, which is available through the URL provided. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 26 pages application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Nuclear Science and Engineering. Strei, Thomas J.III. Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title | Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title_full | Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title_fullStr | Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title_full_unstemmed | Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title_short | Mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| title_sort | mapping and analyzing nuclear weapons programs development |
| topic | Nuclear Science and Engineering. |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/127304 |
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